Reply With QuoteWhy would syringes be restricted? The whole point of needle exchanges is to give druggies lots of needles. I'm surprised it was free, but you should be able to just buy needles whenever you want. It's not like they come with heroin inside them.
I went to the drug store last night and asked for a syringe. I have this Parker fountain pen that uses cartridges, and I really want to try some brown ink, but Parker doesn't make brown cartridges (they don't make any ink at all besides black and blue, actually). The local art supply store sells brown ink only in the form of Schaeffer cartridges, which don't fit in the pen. So, to ink the pen (cheapest solution without buying a converter), I have to extract ink from a Schaeffer cartridge and inject it into an empty Parker cartridge. Hence the syringe.
The lady behind the counter eyed me warily when I asked where the syringes are, and pointed me at the ear wax removal kits. "These giant rubber hoses are the best we can do," she said. Yeah, right. I pried further.
She said they only give out syringes with needles with a prescription, to patients with diabetes. I explained what I needed the syringe for, and she went back to talk to the pharmacist. I could see the two of them talking and pointing at me from behind the partition.
She came back a few minutes later with a syringe and handed it to me. "Here you go," she said. "Free," she added.
Now, I can understand the "no syringes without a prescription" rule; I can also understand allowing people to purchase syringes (isn't there a needle exchange program? Doesn't it extend to pharmacies?). But this was kind of straddling the line between the two -- I didn't purchase the syringe, and I didn't have a prescription for it. The experience left me confused. WTF?
However, I can now ink up my pen...
Why would syringes be restricted? The whole point of needle exchanges is to give druggies lots of needles. I'm surprised it was free, but you should be able to just buy needles whenever you want. It's not like they come with heroin inside them.
Without a receipt, they can't track the syringe back to the pharmacy.
Well i mean they come in boxes of like 500 if you use them or have a need for them (like a diabetic dog, which i have); the cost per shot is miniscule. I don't really know of any specifics but i there are a patchwork of state and local laws restricting syringe sales in some misguided attempt to regulate or reduce drug use; ie, nobody likes seeing used syringes on the streets.
Only whores buy condoms. Are you a whore?
Oh sorry, you said syringe. Well only heroin users buy syringes. Are you a heroin user?
Better yet, why didn't you just buy a bottle of brown ink and a converter?
Just mix it with milk and drink it. That really bad movie with Giant Head and X-Files guy taught me that.
Syringes are restricted.
She was being nice.
I'm not sure I see the problem.
Jesus Christ fire. After the 420 Passover thread, I'm seriously worried about you. Obviously this is all a cry for help. We're here for you whenever you're ready to confront your "matzoh ball" and "pen refilling" habits for what they REALLY ARE. I just hope this doesn't end up on some street corner with paramedics pumping your stomach. STOP NOW BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE!!!
Internet intervention time, gang!
I know all the kids are doing "brown ink" these days, but seriously, that stuff will mess you up.
Yeah, this is why needle exchange programs are controversial
Actually this happened to my friend, who like to work out down in Florida, he was looking to buy some syringes because you need to inject HGH(human growth Hormone). He couldn't get it from any drug store end up having to buy them online.
Is this an alt account? Are you for real? This has got to be a joke account.Originally Posted by idrisz
I'm going for the cheapest (in the short-term) solution.
oooookay, it's illegal to sell HGH in US, but he got it from other country. It's not illegal to use HGH, HGH isn't even on the list of controlled substance in US.
I like how his art gets better and better the more stoned he gets.
Like you don't inject HGH. Come on, ElGuap. Everyone's doin' it.
To the yentamobile!
I am pretty sure that possession of a syringe without a prescription or license is a criminal violation of the Business & Professions Code here in California, even if it's not intended for use with illegal drugs (if it IS intended for use with illegal drugs, that's a violation of the Penal Code).
If I lived in Santa Cruz I would totally arrest fire. INTERNET LEGEND.
Don't forget her reaction to the UCSB letter addressing students about 4/20, and the fact that she's now a musician. ;) ;) ;)
Seriously... I think the pharmacy may be under legal restrictions as others have suggested, and if they actually sell it to you, then they may face criminal prosecution. GIVING it to you, on the other hand, they're just out their cost of the syringe, which is probably nothing.
Ooookay, it's not illegal to sell HGH in the US, it merely has to be prescribed by a doctor.
Wow. How do you get the air out of the bubbles in the wallpaper without a syringe?
Yes, I'm serious.
Hire a contractor who is willing to take a little risk?
... Use a pin ?
Huh, I've never wallpapered myself, but my parents did, and I remember them using these hand-held rollers to roll all the bubbles out to the edges and away. People use a syringe for that? Anyway, like nutsak said, it seems like there are many obvious alternatives.
Edit: Incidentally, here's a non-Westlaw link to the relevant section of the B&P Code. They have an exception for syringes whose use a review board from the Department of Consumer Affairs determines is "industrial," whatever that means, but otherwise possession, sale, and furnishing (which includes giving it away) are illegal without a permit or license. It looks like the pharmacy is allowed to give the syringe away in some circumstances but they're supposed to conduct an inquiry and keep detailed records.
Last edited by Rywill; 04-26-2008 at 06:35 AM.
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